"He joked about sending the turkeys to an infamous prison in El Salvador that has been used to house migrants deported from the United States. He said the birds should be named Chuck and Nancy after Democratic stalwarts Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi but "I would never pardon those people." Trump claimed that last year's turkey pardons, issued by President Joe Biden, were invalid because he used an autopen. "Where's Hunter?" he said, suggesting that his predecessor's son could once again face legal jeopardy."
"Both were spared the dinner table, but only one got the spotlight. "Gobble, I just want to tell you this very important you are hereby unconditionally pardoned," Trump said. He reached over to run his hand over the feathers, saying, "Who would want to harm this beautiful bird?" Waddle had previously been spotted in the White House briefing room. "Waddle, want to give us a gobble?" White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt asked. The turkey obliged."
President Donald Trump used the White House Thanksgiving turkey pardon ceremony to deliver insults and political jabs alongside the pardons. He suggested naming the birds after Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi but said he would never pardon them, joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, questioned "Where's Hunter?", and called Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker a "fat slob." The ceremony spared turkeys Gobble and Waddle, with Trump ceremonially pardoning Gobble and interacting with the birds while press secretary Karoline Leavitt prompted Waddle to gobble. Trump also asserted that Thanksgiving meal prices were falling, though the claim was misleading.
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